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By Aidin Vaziri Published 9:55 am, Thursday, May 24, 2018 Photo: MEX I AM / Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 Mexican pop diva Natalia Lafourcade will sing Aug, 2 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater, as part of MEX I AM, a tribute to contemporary Mexican culture. Photo courtesy EX I AM Mexican pop diva Natalia Lafourcade will sing Aug, 2 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater, as part of MEX I AM, a tribute to contemporary Mexican culture. Photo courtesy EX I AM Photo: MEX I AM / Chronicle critics’ picks: What to do the week of May 27 1 / 1 Back to Gallery AIDIN VAZIRI’S POP MUSIC PICKS Natalia Lafourcade: The Mexican pop-rock singer and songwriter is on her “Musas” tour. 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 29. $37.52-$352.50. UC Theatre, 2036 University Ave., Berkeley. … [Read more...] about Chronicle critics’ picks: What to do the week of May 27

On Thursday, eight women accused the actor of unwanted touching and harassment Beatrice Verhoeven, provided by Published 9:41 am, Thursday, May 24, 2018 Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 Morgan Freeman Apologizes After Sexual Misconduct Accusations 1 / 1 Back to Gallery Morgan Freeman has released a statement after multiple women accused the actor of sexual misconduct and harassment. “Anyone who knows me or has worked with me knows I am not someone who would intentionally offend or knowingly make anyone feel uneasy,” Freeman said in a statement. “I apologize to anyone who felt uncomfortable or disrespected — that was never my intent.” On Thursday, CNN published a story in which eight women accuse the actor of “unwanted touching” and harassment. CNN also spoke to eight other women who say they witnessed the behavior on film sets, while promoting his movies and also at his production … [Read more...] about Morgan Freeman Apologizes After Sexual Misconduct Accusations

By Aidin Vaziri Published 9:52 am, Thursday, May 24, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-3', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 3', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Republic Records Image 1of/3 CaptionClose Image 1 of 3 Snow Patrol returns with “Wildness,” its first new album in seven years. Snow Patrol returns with “Wildness,” its first new album in seven years. Photo: Republic Records Image 2 of 3 Snow Patrol returns with “Wildness,” its first new album in seven years. Snow Patrol returns with “Wildness,” its first new album in seven years. Photo: Republic Records Image 3 of 3 … [Read more...] about Snow Patrol gets deep on first new album in seven years, ‘Wildness’

Emily Heil, The Washington Post Published 9:05 am, Thursday, May 24, 2018 Photo: Penguin Random House Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 Cover image by Miller Mobley. Cover image by Miller Mobley. Photo: Penguin Random House Reliable Source: Michelle Obama reveals the cover image for her upcoming memoir 1 / 1 Back to Gallery This is no buttoned-up political tome. That's the message we get from the cover of former first lady Michelle Obama's upcoming memoir, "Becoming." Obama shared the book cover via social media on Thursday, and the image is distinctly not stuffy. Obama appears in an off-the-shoulder white T-shirt, her hair loose and wavy. Simultaneously casual and glamorous, it's a look that would be at home at a brunch with girlfriends or even a day of running errands (albeit on the kind of so-good-hair day … [Read more...] about Reliable Source: Michelle Obama reveals the cover image for her upcoming memoir